A plasmonic liquid junction photovoltaic cell with greatly improved power conversion efficiency

A plasmonic liquid junction photovoltaic cell with greatly improved power conversion efficiency is described. When illuminated with simulated sunlight, the device (Au-TiO₂/V³⁺(0.018 M), V²⁺(0.182 M)/Pt) reproducibly and sustainably produces an V_OC of 0.50 V and a J_SC of 0.5 mA cm^-2, corresponding to a power conversion efficiency of 0.095%.

One-step green synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles with ascorbic acid and their versatile surface post-functionalization

Gold and silver nanoparticles, with different sizes, have been synthesized using ascorbic acid which allows a versatile and simple post-functionalisation.